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Reduced heat loss following sucrose ingestion in premature and normal human newborns.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9131312     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine the energy savings caused by sucrose taste, we measured heat loss through direct calorimetry for 23 premature and normal term infants who were studied a total of 31 times. Following stabilization in the calorimeter, crying was induced by applying 1 ml cold water to the infant's foot. After 4 min, 0.1 or 0.2 ml sucrose were delivered intraorally through a remote syringe to arrest crying. Crying was accompanied by a 13.2% increase in metabolic rate that was quickly and completely reversed during crying cessation caused by sucrose taste. Heat loss was inversely and linearly related to infant body weight. The implications of these findings for minimizing crying and energy expenditure in normal newborns and especially in ill or small newborns are discussed.
Authors:
M Rao; E M Blass; M M Brignol; L Marino; L Glass
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Early human development     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0378-3782     ISO Abbreviation:  Early Hum. Dev.     Publication Date:  1997 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-26     Completed Date:  1997-06-26     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708381     Medline TA:  Early Hum Dev     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  109-16     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
African Continental Ancestry Group
Basal Metabolism
Body Temperature Regulation*
Body Weight
Calorimetry
Energy Metabolism
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature / physiology*
Kinetics
Male
Sucrose / administration & dosage*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-50-1/Sucrose

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